Fans

"Snakes on a Plane" Fans Create, Sell Official Merchandise Designs Online

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 14, 2006 - 2:30pm.
Foster City, Calif. - New Line Cinema announced on Monday that it partnered with on-demand e-commerce service CafePress.com to allow fans to design their own merchandise for its upcoming film, "Snakes on a Plane."

Warner, Amazon Let Users Vote on Potential DVD Releases

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 30, 2006 - 1:27pm.
Burbank, Calif. - Warner Home Video announced on Tuesday the launch of DVD Decision 2006, a joint project with online retailer Amazon.com that will ask movie fans to vote on which Warner titles they want to see released on DVD.

Fans Compel Grateful Dead to Replace Free Concert Downloads

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 1, 2005 - 11:20am.
San Francisco - Following a report in The New York Times, about backlash from Grateful Dead fans over a reported decision to have live recordings of its concerts removed from a free downloads site, the band has apparently reversed its stance and called for the show downloads to return, CNET News.com reported. The Live Music Archive said it may have misunderstood the band's wishes, and has reposted both amateur recordings, and "soundboard" recording downloads -- which the band also sells on its own website. "We are musicians not businessmen and have made good and bad decisions on our journey," Dead bassist Phil Lesh wrote, in a note on his website. "We do love and care about our community as you helped us make the music. Your concerns have been heard and I am sure are being respectfully addressed."